2TreadsAug 31 minJamaica! Jamaica! (Writing Talent Galore)It's that time of year again, August is #jamaicasliteraryheritage on our blog and our Bookstagram. This month we will be reading all Jama...
2TreadsJul 281 minThe Vanished Birds. Even In Space, Humans are the Same."...I am a but a mere mortal, and it is startling how easy it is for mortals to be cruel when they are afraid"- Sartoris 🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚 W...
2TreadsJul 232 minThe Sun on My Head- Stories from the Favelas of Brazil.These stories are short, punchy, raw; wrapped and written richly in the slang that permeates Martins' Brazil, the people and experiences ...
2TreadsJul 72 minUpon A Burning Throne: A Sweeping India-Inspired Epic Fantasy."...He is a piece in a great game, brought here for a purpose..." - Adran 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 A sweeping epic following two brothers and their p...
2TreadsJul 51 minTake A Hint, Dani Brown Talia Hibbert has again given us a sweet, funny, sexy and engaging story, with two main characters who are hilarious! This book was const...
2TreadsJul 51 minThe Girl with the Hazel Eyes 'The Girl with the Hazel Eyes' is a novel that at it's core is a parallel commentary about the coming of age of a young woman, Susan Tayl...
2TreadsJul 21 minAyiti- Haiti as more than it is perceived to be.This collection of short stories by Roxane Gay examines the lives of Haitian characters living in Haiti and the U.S. Their struggles to ...
2TreadsJul 22 minMonsters: inside us and around us. Another short story collection for #readcaribbean. This collection from Breanne McIvor was an enjoyable read, the stories were divided in...
2TreadsJul 12 minValmiki's Daughter-Existing Wholly as Yourself in a Culture that is Weighed down by Transphobia.-She had no map of her future, but she knew who she was. She would not be diminished because of it- Viveka. This is a story of finding, a...
2TreadsJun 281 minBeka Lamb..it's not want of tongue that cows don't talk - Granny Ivy. In Edgell's Beka Lamb, we are introduced to Beka, a precocious, mendacious t...
2TreadsJun 271 minA Small Place-A Witty Take-down of Tourist Privilege on a Beloved Island.'Antigua is beautiful. Antigua is too beautiful. Sometimes the beauty of it seems unreal. Sometimes the beauty of it seems as if it were ...
2TreadsJun 262 minNot Everyone Should Reproduce- Reproduction by Ian Williams. #ReadCaribbean-Not everyone should reproduce- Edgar. This is a sentiment that is mentioned at least twice throughout this read, and I have to say, I ag...
2TreadsJun 91 min"You Never Miss The Water 'Til The Well Runs Dry"-A Riveting Caribbean Familial Tale. #ReadCaribbeanThere is nothing more rewarding, soothing, or engrossing as being able to sink within a story that so aptly and vividly captures the hist...
2TreadsJun 82 min#BLACKLIVESMATTER-Thoughts On Why It Was Created and Why It Must Continue.This post is not meant to defend the Black Lives Matter movement, as I believe it needs no defense. This is a post to call attention to w...
2TreadsJun 71 minTheory, Literature and Philosophy in Relationships. #ReadCaribbean Review.Dionne Brand brings dissertaional excavation to the novelistic landscape. -This is the way power works—it wants both power and forgivenes...
2TreadsJun 72 minErotic Folktales from the Caribbean. #ReadCaribbean Review.In My Grandmother's Erotic Folktales by Robert Antoni, the island of Corpus Christi comes to life for young Johnny as his grandma recount...
2TreadsJun 52 minJUNE IS CARIBBEAN HERITAGE MONTH, SO CELEBRATE BY READING CARIBBEAN-AUTHORED BOOKS.In the month of June, which is recognized as Caribbean Heritage Month, Cindy from @bookofcinz on Instagram, has created a great initiativ...
2TreadsApr 282 minSyrian Brides: A Great Collection of the Shared Realities of being WomanHOOKED FROM THE VERY FIRST STORY!!! With each story read, the ingenuity, strength, beauty, struggles, and mistreatment that women endure ...
2TreadsApr 41 minMARCH IS FOR MAWENZI. OUR MONTH OF READING TITLES FROM OUR BELOVED SMALL PUBLISHING HOUSE.Mawenzi House is a small indie publisher in Toronto, dedicated to bringing diverse and marginalized voices in literature to the world. We...
2TreadsMar 282 minThe Skin We're In by Desmond Cole. A Critical look at the Polite, Nice country of North America.Every word, sentence and paragraph resonated with me as I read this book. I may not have, as of yet, experienced overt racism in Canada. ...
